It’s horrible.  I’m at my sister’s writing this.  I’ve cancelled my old, but there’s no broadband yet.  They were supposed to be out again today, but no dice.  I’m starting to get grumpy. =( 

updating Wordpress! 

I couldn’t sleep so I got up and decided to update to WP2.1.  Of course there’s a lot more to it.  You have to back up the old, down load the new, install, and lastly, fix all the broken stuff.  I finally went back to bed about 6…only to wake up an hour and a half later to get the kids up for school.  *yawn*

The good news, spellcheck is built in!  The bad news, I’m going to be dragging bootie later today…lol

I’ve said it before, but it’s true.  I have the best net friends! 

I got a phone call from a net friend today.  They said, “You’re off Friday, right?”  I said, “Yup.”  I thought maybe we were going to do something.  They said, “Good.  They’re coming to install your broadband between 12 & 3.”

I think I reacted badly.  I sat there stunned.  First thinking, “I don’t have the money for that yet.”  Then it soaked in.  I said, “Are you teasing?”  By that time I was thinking, “Do I accept this?”  Other people have offered to help me get broadband, but I’ve always refused.  While I should have been saying, “Thank you”, I was debating things in my head and sitting there sounding like a dummie…lol  Finally, I said, “I’ll pay you back when I get my income tax return.”  The response was, “Keep that money.  Take the kids to dinner and buy them some new clothes with it.”

I’ve been in tears off and on all day.  The thought that someone would do this for me…it’s just overwhelming.

Thank you!!!!!!

Vindale left me for somene with broadband.  I will be getting broadband soon though.  Maybe with the right incentive, I can get him back…

The list of people the store manager wants to talk to about opening up my availability.  Right now, I have 5AM to 11PM every day of the week.  I think that’s plenty of time.

I believe this as an intimidation technique.  He’s talking to people explaining that their hours may be cut as a result of their limited availability.  I’ve already decided that I’m going to explain to him that I worked in layaway for months without the pay increase that is supposed to go with the job.  If he wants to cut my hours, that’s okay; however, since I cannot survive on any less pay that what I’m already making, I’ll be forced to call the Dallas Morning News with my “Poor me.  I work for WM.” story.  I’m sure with all the press they’ve been getting, the Dallas Morning News would be happy to cover a local story.  I could even tell them how he insisted the department managers cut their hours on holiday weeks so that they wouldn’t get holiday pay….and all the other dirty little secrets I’ve been privy to.

I love this show!  I watched it Wednesday and they were having a contest where you could win a trip to Las Vegas.  I dreamed I won a trip, and when I got there, a friend who’s a self proclaimed geek was there.  They were doing a reverse Beauty and The Geek.  I suppose it would be Beau and the Geek.  Anyway, I remember thinking, “How in the world is he supposed to make me less geeky?  He’s more social, but still a geek!”  Turns out that he made a good wing man though.  He talked to tons of guys and introduced me as he went along.  We got into a huge fight though because he didn’t like one of the guys I’d exchanged numbers with.  He said he was too much of a player.  How any of that relates to Beauty and the Geek though, I have no idea.

My heater went out in my truck on the first cold spell we’ve had all year.  I thought it was a blown fuse, but no.  That’d be too easy.  It’s something else.  It’s in the shop now.  I’m driving my mom’s car until I find out what’s wrong with it and get it fixed.

Next, I went to WM last night with my sister to buy the WoW BC expansion.  I know.  It’s nuts.  She called me and I wasn’t going to let her go alone.  WM said they weren’t putting it out until 8AM after we called to make sure they had it.  They did have it, but it wasn’t going on the shelf until 8AM.  Luckily, Gamestop was right there and they had enough copies.  I came home, started the install, and my computer turned off.  After 50 times of restarting my computer, I gave up.  I even tried to copy the files and install from my hard drive.  I went to bed thinking that since I’m off today, I could get it fixed and play.  No worries.  I tried again this morning.  BOOM!  The computer went off and wouldn’t come back on.  The power supply went out.  My mom had one in the box, never been opened.  I looked at the paperwork and it was the right kind.  Get it home, nope.  It’s not the one for that box/paperwork.  I find another one though and get the computer up and running.  I go to Outlands….only to crash upon landing there.  Too many people.  I cannot even stay connected long enough to hearth out.  Happy Expansion!

Next, I checked the mail only to find out my child support still hadn’t come.  The ex told me last week that he had mailed it so I called him to ask where he mailed it from.  He said, “It should have been direct deposited today.”  I checked my account and nope, it wasn’t there.  After calling him back and politely explaining that my electricity will be disconnected tomorrow if it’s not paid, he agreed to transfer the funds immediately saying, “Because of the holiday yesterday, they had it scheduled to transfer tomorrow.”  Liar.  The funds got transferred.  I went online to pay my bill and notice that my balance is $800 something.  I think it’s a mistake.  After paying my past due balance, I look at the detail statement for next month.  It says I owe $529.37 for the month of December.  FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY NINE DOLLARS AND THIRTY SEVEN CENTS.

4663 kwh used - $357.93
4733 PCRF adjustment (fuel cost adjustments) - $141.99
Customer Charge (monthly fee) - $15.00
Security Light - $9.30
Town Tax - $5.15

I have no idea how I’m going to pay that.  Thank you Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative for the wonderful rates.  I cannot wait to see my January bill since we actually had a cold spell and I turned the heat up.

At WM, we have those lovely TV screens to keep our ADD generation amused while waiting in line.  Not only does it feature Weird Al’s White and Nerdy, but also a little blurb from Jay Leno showing a newspaper clipping that says, “It’s not rocket surgery.”  One lady in my line said, ”I don’t get it.  What’s so funny about rocket surgery?”

We have a cold front coming through and people were flocking to the store to buy supplies.  One women in my line that had tons of frozen foods said, “You know, everyone is buying all this food, but if the storm comes in with all the ice like they say, how are we going to keep the food cold?”

 …and people keep suggesting I try and meet someone at work.  Do you really think I should be dating people like those??

WARNING - THIS IS AN UNCENSORED NAYE POSTING

I sat on Mike’s reply all day before I decided I really did need to respond to one part: “Some guy did drugs, an act which harms only himself…”

Let’s pretend that we legalize all drugs. Let’s pretend that this somehow stops all drug deals that go bad, all drug related theft crimes, all shootings that are drug related, and even all sex related drug crimes (think date rape drugs). The one thing that it certainly will not stop is people driving under the influence of drugs…one thing that potentially harms not only the driver, but others.

While I understand Mike’s argument that most drug users are only hurting themselves, I do not agree with a statement that assumes someone was only harming himself and therefore implies drug usage is a victimless crime.

Now I’m going to take this opportunity to once again fill you in on this: an actual victimless crime.

That is Texas Penal Code. Pay close attention to 43.21 which states that “a device designed and marketed as useful primarily for stimulation of the human genital organs” is obscene and therefore illegal to promote or sale ( 43.21c7 lists specific devises in case some of you don‘t understand that statement). 43.23 goes on to state that “A person who possesses six or more obscene devices or identical or similar obscene articles is presumed to possess them with intent to promote the same.” and the crime is now a felony.

I know I’ve mentioned this before, but the supreme court refused to consider this law once again just this last year. If you remember, the last time I brought it up was when this lady made headlines in 2003 with her crime of Passion (Parties).

I remember in the late 80’s and early 90’s, they were raiding stores right and left. This was back when the AIDS scare was still new and there were suddenly stores like Condom Sense popping up in nice areas - not just the seedy red light districts. It was then that a Forbidden Fruit store in Austin was raided. They lost a lot of merchandise in the raid. (If the thought of cops carrying those items out makes you giggle, keep reading.) To this day, the effects from that raid can still be seen. They have a spot on their web site explaining that they only sell educational models in order to comply with Texas law. In that same time period, another Austin store, Planet K was raided and all their plastic inflatable sheep were confiscated. (Oh how sad I am, that there weren’t camera happy web kiddies back then to film that raid in action!!!)

So why does this one law keep me so aggravated?

One reason is that I see it as truly a victimless crime. You never hear anyone say, “Watch out! She’s dangerous. She’s been vibrating!“ I’ve only run across one woman using these type products while driving, but she didn’t wreck. Should vibrator related wrecks go up, I will most definitely change my stance on this. Until then though, remember that the reasons for legalizing marijuana apply to these items as well, it makes you feel better and it’s not addictive.

Another reason is because it’s just plain sexist. Most sex crimes are committed by men, yet this law targets women and/or products made with women in mind. For those of you that would like to point out that Texas is a conservative state and that there are other states in the Bible belt that have similar laws, I’d like to point out that it’s not women’s fault that God gave us a clitoris with the sole purpose of giving us pleasure while killing kittens every time you guys spill your seed without purpose. Stop trying to punish us it for it!!

People have been telling me for years that I should, but today, I read this! Maybe I should move…or maybe they should just let women have several husbands to fix their problem…and then I could move…